C.R.S. Section 37-60-123.7
Acquisitions of water for instream flows


(1)

In addition to any other moneys appropriated from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund, up to one million dollars in the fund are continuously appropriated to the board annually to pay for the costs of acquiring water, water rights, and interests in water for instream flow use. The total amount of the continuous appropriation that is unencumbered in any fiscal year must not exceed one million dollars. The primary priority for expenditures of these revenues is the costs of water acquisitions for existing or new instream flow water rights to preserve and improve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. These revenues also may be used, in limited circumstances, for the costs of water acquisitions to:

(a)

Preserve and improve the natural environment of species that have been listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law, are candidate species, or are likely to become candidate species;

(b)

Support wild and scenic alternative management plans; or

(c)

Provide federal regulatory certainty.

(1.5)

Repealed.

(2)

Prior to any expenditure of funds under this section, the board shall adopt criteria and guidelines regarding its implementation of this spending authority. The board shall approve any expenditure of funds pursuant to this section. Within three months after the end of any fiscal year during which the spending authority created pursuant to this section is exercised, the board shall report to the general assembly regarding how such spending authority was exercised.

Source: Section 37-60-123.7 — Acquisitions of water for instream flows, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-37.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

37‑60‑101
Definitions
37‑60‑102
Colorado water conservation board - creation
37‑60‑103
Organization
37‑60‑104
Personnel
37‑60‑105
Employment of temporary personnel
37‑60‑106
Duties of the board - legislative declaration
37‑60‑106.3
State water plan - legislative declaration - grant program
37‑60‑107
Meetings - notice
37‑60‑108
Seal - rules and regulations
37‑60‑109
Commissioner
37‑60‑110
Authority of commissioners under prior laws
37‑60‑111
Compensation of members - director - employees
37‑60‑112
Warrants for salaries and expenses
37‑60‑113
Board to cooperate with attorney general
37‑60‑114
Attorney general as legal advisor
37‑60‑115
Water studies - rules - reports - definitions - repeal
37‑60‑116
Reports
37‑60‑117
Reports and publications
37‑60‑118
Assent to water resources planning act
37‑60‑119
Construction of water and power facilities - contracts with and charges against users
37‑60‑120
Control of projects - contractual powers of board
37‑60‑120.1
Chatfield reservoir reallocation project - authority - repeal
37‑60‑120.2
Animas-La Plata project - authority - repeal
37‑60‑121
Colorado water conservation board construction fund - creation - nature of fund - funds for investigations - contributions - use for augmenting the general fund - funds created - rules - repeal
37‑60‑121.1
Reserved rights litigation fund
37‑60‑121.5
Loan guarantee fund - creation
37‑60‑122
General assembly approval
37‑60‑122.2
Fish and wildlife resources - legislative declaration - fund - authorization
37‑60‑122.3
Wild and scenic rivers fund - created
37‑60‑122.5
Emergency dam repair cash fund
37‑60‑122.7
Feasibility study small grant fund - creation
37‑60‑122.8
Publications fund
37‑60‑122.9
Colorado river recovery program loan fund - creation
37‑60‑123.1
Loan foreclosure fund - created
37‑60‑123.2
Flood and drought response fund - created
37‑60‑123.3
Water plan implementation cash fund - created - water plan implementation account - created - legislative declaration - reporting - repeal
37‑60‑123.5
Agricultural emergency drought response
37‑60‑123.7
Acquisitions of water for instream flows
37‑60‑124
Office of water conservation and drought planning - creation - powers and duties
37‑60‑124.4
Stream gauge fund - created
37‑60‑125
Authorizations for expenditures from Colorado water conservation board construction fund for demonstration of benefits of water efficiency
37‑60‑126
Water conservation and drought mitigation planning - programs - relationship to state assistance for water facilities - guidelines - water efficiency grant program - definitions - repeal
37‑60‑126.5
Drought mitigation planning - programs - relationship to state assistance
37‑60‑127
Applicability of provisions requiring funding by political subdivisions of the state
37‑60‑129
Availability of funds
37‑60‑130
Well augmentation loans
37‑60‑133
Minimum criteria and guidelines for agricultural water protection programs
37‑60‑134
Groundwater compact compliance and sustainability fund - creation - conservation district recommendations for expenditures - state engineer approval - legislative declaration - transfer - definitions - reports - notice to revisor of statutes - repeal
37‑60‑135
State turf replacement program - creation - administration - turf replacement fund - creation - legislative declaration - definitions
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 37-60-123.7’s source at colorado​.gov